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"Apartmentia" A short story by Laura DeHaan. Read online at Theme of Absence.

Apartmentia by Laura DeHaan

Short Stories

The elevator opens reluctantly to reveal the dingy fourteenth floor. What carpeting is left is …

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10 Questions with author Laura DeHaan

Author Interview: Laura DeHaan

Interviews

Laura DeHaan is a healthcare practitioner in Toronto. You can read some of her other fiction for …

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The Wronged by Lee Harrison

The Wronged by Lee Harrison

Short Stories

Ever heard the saying 'you're so noisy you could wake the dead'? I have a different one to that. A …

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Interview wtih author Lee Harrison, winner of the 2015 Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction contest

6 Horror Questions with Lee Harrison

Interviews

6 Questions with the winner of our 2015 Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest, Lee Harrison. 1. …

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'Fated' A short story by Tom Hadrava. Read online at Theme of Absence.

Fated by Tom Hadrava

Short Stories

There are three. The oldest one is the easiest to be found. He googles her and finds everything …

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10 Questions with author Tom Hadrava

Author Interview: Tom Hadrava

Interviews

Tom Hadrava is and aspiring Czech writer based in Prague, Czech republic, Europe, teaching English …

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An Apology to the Eyes by Jude Conlee

Short Stories

In the hospital, where I issued my apology to the eyes of which I became a vessel, you spoke as …

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10 Questions with author Jude Conlee at Theme of Absence, an online magazine of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

Author Interview: Jude Conlee

Interviews

Jude Conlee is a person who puts words together and makes stories and poems of them. Sometimes these …

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One Wish for the Wishing Well by Gwendolyn Kiste

Short Stories

The wrong child slithered from Jenny's womb. Sighing, the new mother told the doctors they'd made …

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10 Questions with author Gwendolyn Kiste at Theme of Absence

Author Interview: Gwendolyn Kiste

Interviews

Gwendolyn Kiste is a speculative fiction writer based in Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared or is …

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"The Lie" Flash fiction by Soren James. Read online at Theme of Absence

The Lie By Soren James

Short Stories

Kurt flicked back his immaculately groomed hair for the fiftieth time that day and jauntily asked, …

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The Gates by Lisa De Young

Short Stories

Dear Diary- Their cries woke me again last night. They beg, weep and plead for me to save them. …

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